Sign Posts in History: A History of the Walden Area

Name/Title

Sign Posts in History: A History of the Walden Area

Entry/Object ID

2022.26.01

Tags

Walden, Ontario, Local History, Anderson Farm Museum, Sudbury, Ontario, Canadian Pacific, International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO), Lumber History, Mining History, Fur Trade, Indigenous History

Scope and Content

Booklet published by the Anderson Farm Museum, Walden Millennium Committee, The Waters Women's Institute and the Millennium Burea of Canada. The purpose was to commemorate Walden's centennial in the year 2000.

Context

The booklet was intended for the use of students and it provides them with a brief history of the development of the town of Walden. It discusses: the first residents (first nations), the fur trade, lumbering, the railway (CPR), mining, immigration, agriculture, war history, and development since the 1950s. Each section of discussion also features suggested activities as well as further reading for the reader. At the end of the book there is also a section for: standard trade rates, a bannock recipe, as well as mining wages in the Sudbury area.

Collection

Sudbury History, International Nickel Company of Canada

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book, Activity

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Anderson Farm Museum

Date(s) of Creation

2000

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Sign Posts in History: A History of the Walden Area

Description

Booklet published by the Anderson Farm Museum, Walden Millennium Committee, The Waters Women's Institute and the Millennium Burea of Canada. The purpose was to commemorate Walden's centennial in the year 2000.

Creator

Anderson Farm Museum

Date(s) of Creation

2000

Subjects

History, Settlements, Lumber, Mining, Railways, War, Immigration, Indigenous peoples, Fur trade

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Walden, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

30822

Dimensions

Width

5-1/2 in

Length

8-1/2 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Sudbury History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 7, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jan 7, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, staples

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Sudbury History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO) History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on January 7th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 7, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 12, 2022